So it’s been nearly three weeks since my last post … and on my previous weight loss journey, silence often meant struggle; that I had not lost any weight (or I had even gained) and I was trying to process it all before writing publicly again. That is not the case this time. I’ve just been busy. Busy working and busy taking care of myself. Since the beginning of March when I was released to go back to work after surgery, I have been exercising regularly. I go to the pool in the wee hours of the morning for at least an hour, four (or more!) days a week. I love the water!

One of my goals has been to shed 90 pounds by my 3-month post-op appointment on May 8. I am excited to say that as of my official Friday weigh-in yesterday, I have shed 91 pounds! (27 prior to surgery, 64 since).

While achieving one’s goals is important, I must admit that I have been a bit obsessed with the numbers. Though Fridays are my official weigh-in day – the day on which I record my weight in my tracker – I can’t help but weigh myself every day, sometimes several times a day. I’m a numbers gal. I like charts and graphs. I like to track data and look for trends. And while numbers are important, this journey is so much more than that. It’s about health. It’s about wellness. It’s about wholeness of mind, body and spirit. I don’t want to get caught in the trap again of measuring my success and my worth as a human being solely by the number on the scale. Our worth is so much greater than that. Our human value comes from our nature of being created in the image of God.

So while I will continue to be goal-oriented on this journey, I must keep praying and reminding myself that being God-oriented is the better priority.